Vehicle-signal.



M. H. NEWMAN.

VEHICLE SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11. 19l6.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

. WITNESSES #JW ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX H. NEWMAN, OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.

VEHICLE-SIGNAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

Application filed May 17, 1916. Serial No, 98,074.

' States, No. 67267, filed by me on December The object ofthe invention is to provide a new and improved vehicle signal, which is very simple in construction and arranged to enable the driver of the vehicle to throw a pertinent sign into position in case the driver intends to stop or turn out to the right orto the left, thus giving a signal to a following vehicle of the intentions of the driver.

In order to accomplish the desired result,

use is made of stop and turn-out signs mounted to swing on the same pivot and normally disposed in an inactive position, actuating levers connected with the said sign for swinging any one of the same from normal inactive position into display position, controlling levers under the control of the driver of the vehicle, flexible connections connecting the said controlling levers with the said actuating levers, a return lever having a means extending in the path of the said actuating levers, and manually controlled means connected with the said return lever to return a displayed sign and its actuating mechanism to normal inactive position.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a cross section of a vehicle body provided with the improved vehicle ,signalgFig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation of the vohlc'le signal on the line 22 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 33 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the casing and the controlling levers mounted therein.

The vehicle signal is mounted on a casing 10 provided at one side with a tube 11 fastened by a suitable bracket 12 to one side arm 13 of the wind shield, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1. In the upper portion of the casing 10 is arranged a pivot 14 on which are mounted to swing, u and down, signs or semaphores 15, 16 an 17,01' which the sign 15 bears the legend Left, the sign 16 bears the legend Stop, and the sign 17 bears the legend Right (not shown). Normally the signs 15, 16 and 17 hang in'a vertical inactive position within the casing 10, but each one of the signs can be swung.

outward and upward into horizontal position to display the corresponding legend to a following vehicle. Thus, as shown 1n Fi 1 and 2, the sign 16 is displayed there 3; indicating to a following vehicle that the driver intends to stop the vehicle he is driving.

The signs 15, 16 and 17 are actuated by actuating levers 20, 21 and 22 mounted to swing independently one of the other on a pivot 23 held on the casing 10. Each of the. levers 20, 21 and 22 is rovided with a pm 24. engaging a slot 25 .ormed in the corresponding sign 15, 16 or 17 adjacent the fol crum thereof, so that when a lever is actuated the corresponding sign 15, 16 or 17 is swung into display position and held therein until the actuating lever is returned, as hereinafter more fully explained. The lower,

ends of the levers 20,21 and 22 are cons} nected with wires 30,31 and 32which ex tend through the tube 11 and throu h a tube 33 connected by a' coupling 34 wit the tube 11, the tube 33 opening into a casing 35 attached to the dashboar or other part of the vehiclewithin close proximity of the driver in charge of the vehicle. The wires 30, 31 and 32 are connected with control'--' ling levers 40, .41 and 42 fulcrumed in the caslng 35 and extending through slots 36 formed in the bottom of the casing 35 so as to be within conlvenien't reach of the driver. The controlling levers bear legends corresponding to thelegends on the signs 15, 16 and 17 actuated by the levers 20, 21

and 22 with which the corresponding levers 40, 41 and 42 are connected by the wires 30, 31 and 32. Normally the outer ends of the levers 40, 11 and 42 extend to the right and when it is desired to swing any one of the signs 15, 16 and 17 into display position it is only necessary for the driver to take hold of the outer end of the correspond ing lever 10, 41 01-42 and swing the same from the right to the left so thata pull is exerted on the corresponding wire 30, 31 and 32 whereby a swinging motion is given to the corresponding lever 20, 21 or 2:2 to swing the desired sign 15, 10 or 17 into display position. By referent-e to Fig. it will he noticed that the slots 2-) are curved to hold the sign in display position as long as the corresponding lever has been actuated, as above explained. The stop lever it is pret erahly located at the middle of the easing 3 5 and is tlanked by the levers ll) and 42 so that the driver an readily take hold of the proper lever for moving the desired sign into display position.

In order to return the displayed sign and its aetuating lever. the eor'res ninding wire. and the corresponding eonti'olling lever to normal inactive position. the following :11:- rangement is made: The aetnating levers 2h. 21 and 2:! are provided with upwardly extending arms 50. 51 and 52 normally in alinement with eaeh other and engaged near their free ends by a pin 53 held on the upper end of a lever 54 fulerumed at its lower end at 55 on the easing ll). The lever 5+ is eonnerted with one end of a wire 56 exlending through the tubes ll and 53 into the easing 35 to eonneet with a return lever 57 fulerumed in the easing 13.3 and extending through a slot 37 arranged in the top of the said casing. When a sign is moved into display position then the eorres uniding aetuating lever :50. 21 or :22 imparts a swing ing motion to the lever bl by its arm .30. Til.

or 52 in engagement with the pin 51;. This swinging movement from the right to the left given to the leverfil eanses' the wire i to swing the returi. lever 57 into the position shown in Fig. :2. and when it is desired to return the sign to inaetive position the operator takes hold of the outer end of the lever 57 and swings the same from the right to the leftwvhereby a pull is.exerted on the vire oli and a return swinging movement is given to the lever 54. so that the pin 53, engaging the arm 50. 51 or .32 the enrresponding aetuati.. lever 20. 21 or 2. re-

turns the latter to normal iiiaetive position andwith it the eorresponding sign l5. 16. or 17. From the foregoing it will be seen that t llt' retiirn lever 57 is aetuated whenever one. of the leversdt) it or 42 is moved from the right ltJtllt iltfll t. and this lever is returned to normal position on the ope 'ator next imparting a= return swinging movement to the lever 57. I

Tllt deviee shown and deserihed is very simple and durable in eonstruetion and is liable easily to get -out of order.

provided with a mirror (30 so as to enable the driver to, obtain a view of the road in the rear of the vehiele.

Having thus desei-ilied my intentional elaiin as new and desire to seenre by Letters Patent 1. In a veliiele slfllltlhdlit' eomhinatioii of I ,1

stop and turn-out signs. manually eoiitrolled aetuating levers eaeh eonueeied with a eorresponding sign to swing the latter l'roni.

normal inaetive position into display |Hisi tion. and a manually i-oiitrolled return lever] having a pin extending into the paths of the said aetuating levers to be :ti'tuuted by tlillthflllt of said ai-iuating levers on swing-,1

2. in a vehiele signalatlie eoinhination of stop and turn-out signs. manually eontrolled 1 aetuating le ers eaeli eonneeted with a i'ol" responding sign 't swing the latter l'roni normal inaetive position; into display position. itt'll ot the said aetuating levers hav-f ing an arm. and a manually eon'rolled return lever having a pin engaged by the saidarms of the aetuatiiig levers to he aetuated by either one of the. said arms on swinging a eorresponding sign into display position the said return lever serving to return a disg eontrolling levers under the eontrol ol' the driver of the veliiele. llexible eoniieetions eonneeting the said eontrolling levers with the said aetuatnig levers. a return lever having a pin extending in the paths of the said aemanually eontrolled means eonneeted with the said return lever tuating levers. and

to return a displayed sign and its aetuating meeliaiiism to normal .llltlt'tH't' position.

4. In a vehiele signal. the eomhination of stop and turn-out signs mounted to swing and normally disposed in an inaetive pose.

tion, aetuating levers eonneeted with the said signs for swinging the san e ll'Ulli normal inaetive position into display position. eontrolling levers under the eontrol of the driver ol' the \'('lll(.lt.i llexihle. eonneetions eonnerting the said eontrolling levers with I the said aetuat-inglevers. a return lever having; a pin extending in the paths of the said.

aetuating levers. a llexihle eonneetion eon-Y neeted at one end with the said return lover.

and a manually eoiitrolled lever connected j with the other end of said flexible eoiineiztion.

MAX ll. NIHVM'AN. 

